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AB Bookman's List of the 100 Best Novels in English After 1923

An interesting blend of frequently seen and rarely seen works, most of American origin. Be aware there are a couple of politically incorrect titles, one of which, "Ten Little Niggers", is usually known these days as "And Then There Were None".
"AB Bookman's Weekly" was a weekly trade publication begun in 1948 as a spin off from "Publishers Weekly". It ceased publication at the end of 1999.
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All the King's Men (Robert Penn Warren)
All the King's Men
1
Robert Penn Warren
An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
An American Tragedy
2
Theodore Dreiser
Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner)
Angle of Repose
3
Wallace Stegner
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
4
George Orwell
The Apes of God
The Apes of God
5
Appointment in Samarra (John O'Hara)
Appointment in Samarra
6
John O'Hara
Arrowsmith (Sinclair Lewis)
Arrowsmith
7
Sinclair Lewis
Being There (Jerzy Kosinski)
Being There
8
Jerzy Kosinski
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
9
Raymond Chandler
The Black Book (Lawrence Durrell)
The Black Book
10
Lawrence Durrell
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
11
Aldous Huxley
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (Thornton Wilder)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
12
Thornton Wilder
Casino Royale (Ian Fleming)
Casino Royale
13
Ian Fleming
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
14
Joseph Heller
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
15
J.D. Salinger
Children of God (Vardis Fisher)
Children of God
16
Vardis Fisher
The Collector (John Fowles)
The Collector
17
John Fowles
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
18
Alice Walker
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
19
John Kennedy Toole
The Day of the Locust (Nathanael West)
The Day of the Locust
20
Nathanael West
A Death in the Family (James Agee)
A Death in the Family
21
James Agee
Delta of Venus (Anaïs Nin)
Delta of Venus
22
Anaïs Nin
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (Anne Tyler)
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
23
Anne Tyler
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
24
Ray Bradbury
Fer-De-Lance
Fer-De-Lance
25
A Fine and Private Place (Peter S. Beagle)
A Fine and Private Place
26
Peter S. Beagle
Finnegans Wake (James Joyce)
Finnegans Wake
27
James Joyce
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
28
Daniel Keyes
The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)
The Fountainhead
29
Ayn Rand
From Here to Eternity (James Jones)
From Here to Eternity
30
James Jones
The Ginger Man
The Ginger Man
31
God's Little Acre
God's Little Acre
32
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
33
Margaret Mitchell
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (James Hilton)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
34
James Hilton
Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
Grapes of Wrath
35
John Steinbeck
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow
36
Thomas Pynchon
Grendel (John Gardner)
Grendel
37
John Gardner
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
38
Carson McCullers
The Human Comedy
The Human Comedy
39
I, Claudius (Robert Graves)
I, Claudius
40
Robert Graves
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